CVE-2024-56272 (GCVE-0-2024-56272)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-01-07 16:46 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:10
VLAI
Title
WordPress Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce plugin <= 2.1.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Summary
Missing Authorization vulnerability in ThemeSupport Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce hide-category-by-user-role-for-woocommerce.This issue affects Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 2.1.1.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-07 18:22 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
ThemeSupport Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.1.1 (custom)
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Date Public
2026-04-01 16:31
Credits
Mika | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program
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